Author: Akintayo Adams

One-time Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria & the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Charles Chukwuma Soludo has come out to say he hasn’t gotten a dime as salary since assuming office in 2022. This was made known by the Man piloting the affairs of Anambra State at the celebration of two years anniversary of his administration earlier today. He also revealed to Anambra citizens that he is yet to borrow since assuming office and he is running his government in the strictest of ways by cutting costs so as to direct resources and use them on projects and…

Muhammad Munzali, 35, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps for allegedly sneaking into a female hostel at the Skyline University, Kano. This was made known by its Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi in a statement on Friday “NSCDC operatives attached to critical national assets, on March 10, arrested the suspect while sneaking into the female hostel of Skyline University situated in Nassarawa GRA, Kano,” he said. “The suspect disguised as a woman and was found with local charms round his body. He said the Corps’ Commandant in Kano, Mohammed Lawal-Falala urged Officers to intensify surveillance…

The Chief of Staff to the President & Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday said President Bola Tinubu is leaving no stone unturned solve the lingering power supply shortfall, energy theft, estimated billing, and stealing of power infrastructure. This was disclosed at the inauguration of two 20MVA injection substations in the Surulere area of the state, which were installed by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC). Tinubu’s administration has been dialoguing with stakeholders in the power sector towards a solution to the epileptic power supply in the country, according to the Former Speaker…

The board of Immigration, Correctional, NSCDC and Fire Service have denied any ongoing recruitments into the agencies. According to the board, recruitment is ongoing only in the Federal Fire Service, (FFS). This was made known through a statement by the Secretary to the board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, on Saturday where he said there was no recruitment into either the immigration, NSCDC or Correctional service as being peddled by Fake News Carriers on the internet. “The board wishes to state categorically that the various online publications on recruitment in the services under its purview are fictitious and should be disregarded. “Also, the…

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has donated two mini COVID – 19 laboratories to the Plateau Government. Musa Mahdi, the Coordinator of WHO in the state while handing over the laboratories to the government expressed confidence in the state’s ability to maintain and upgrade the current standards of the facilities. Represented by Dr Andrew Abiodun, he said that the organisation believe that the labs would enhance access to quality healthcare services for residents of the state. Primary Healthcare Centres Bukuru and Tudun Wada, in Jos South and Jos North Local Government Area, were the beneficiaries of the laboratories. Speaking, the…

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 31.70 per cent in February 2024, according to The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. This was reported by the NBS said in its Consumer Price Index, CPI, and Inflation Report for February, which was released on Friday in Abuja. The figure is 1.80 per cent points higher compared to the 29.90 per cent recorded in January 2024. Compared to the rate recorded 12-months earlier on a year-on-year basis, inflation rate in February 2024 was 9.79 per cent higher than the rate recorded in February 2023 at 21.91 per cent. Revealing further, the report said…

14 Villagers have been abducted after Bandits invaded Dogon Noma-Unguwan Gamo Community in Maro ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was learnt that the attackers arrived at the community in large numbers around 6:00 am on Saturday and whisked the victims away. Mr Stephen Maikori, Overseer of Kufana District, confirmed the incident in a report sent to Agon Kufana on Saturday. The statement reads, “This is to report to you that in the early hours of today, Saturday 16/3/2024, around 6:00 am, bandits invaded the community in large numbers and kidnapped fourteen (14) persons while one person…

The Tabatibi family had gathered in central Gaza to eat together during the first Friday night of Ramadan, before it turned into a bloodbath. The building where they were staying got hit by an airstrike as women prepared the pre-fasting meal, killing 36 members of the family. The blame has been put on Israel by the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, which provided thedeath toll while the Israeli military said it was looking into the incident. “This is my mother, this is my father, this is my aunt, and these are my brothers,” 19-year-old Mohammed al-Tabatibi, whose left hand was…

Officials of New Orleans Police Department have revealed that the rats infesting the department’s headquarters are “all high” from eating seized marijuana stored in the evidence room. Speaking, Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told the City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee the building is infested with cockroaches and rats, and the rodents in particular seem to be having the time of their lives feasting on evidence. “The rats eating our marijuana, they’re all high,” Kirkpatrick told the committee during a this week’s meeting. She was speaking in support of a $7.6 million proposal to temporarily relocate police headquarters to a leased space…

Mr Tony Aziegbemi, the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been kidnapped by Gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers. Reports has it that Azeigbeme was kidnapped few metres to his residence located on Government Reservation Area, Benin City, the Edo State capital. It was learnt that the kidnappers, who were reportedly trailing Azeigbemi in two Toyota Corolla cars, overtook his car at a speed bump close to his house around 11pm and whisked him away to an unknown destination after leaving a meeting at the government house without a police escort. His driver said, “Few minutes later…